If you want to clamp something, cut a slot near it, then drill in the middle of the slot, then tap the hole for a pipe thread. When threading in a plug, the taper will expand the slot, which will move the metal to clamp the part.
2016-03-25
Flexture Clamps
Idea from a Dan Gelbart video (Building Prototypes, part 13):
If you want to clamp something, cut a slot near it, then drill in the middle of the slot, then tap the hole for a pipe thread. When threading in a plug, the taper will expand the slot, which will move the metal to clamp the part.
If you want to clamp something, cut a slot near it, then drill in the middle of the slot, then tap the hole for a pipe thread. When threading in a plug, the taper will expand the slot, which will move the metal to clamp the part.
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